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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Felt Saints: How

I know I am cutting it close, but it is still this week, sort of :) Here is a look at how I made the little Theotokos figure. I also still have a few left in the shop for those of you who prefer NOT to do it yourself!

I started with a small wooden peg person, purchased from your local craft store, or from Casey's Wood Products. This one measures about 2 1/2 inches tall. Using acrylic blue paint (this was Anit*'s brand in royal blue), paint around her face.

Cut a rectangle of felt that measures roughly 1 1/2 inches by 3 inches. Peg people can vary in size, so it is best to cut out a paper rectangle first, and see if it will wrap around the peg person and meet in the back before cutting out your wool. I purchased wool from Wool Felt Central, but have also had luck finding a few select colors at my local craft shop. Using craft glue designed to work with fabric, glue the rectangle around your peg person. I add a bit of glue around the neck, and just gently press the wool down so it follows the curve of the figure. Trim any extra wool from the bottom of the figure so it will stand flat.

Using red wool felt, cut a rectangle measuring roughly 2 1/4 inches by 5 inches. Test the size, once you embroider you cannot trim this piece to fit. Curve the edges and blanket stitch around the edges. For instructions on how to do a blanket stitch, try this link. I used DMC floss color 3852, and the wool is "barnyard red." Place the first star in the middle, then try it on your peg person to determine where the other two stars should be to have them fall on her "shoulders."

Brush a small amount of glue on the top center front of the red felt, and press into place. The wool conforms nicely to the rounded shape with just a bit of manipulation.

Continue gluing the edge of the red wool down the figure.

﻿From the side, your figure should now look like this, with only the front portion glued down.

Next brush a little glue on the back of the head and body, and press the felt down.

Brush some glue down the back, and fold one edge of the red wool towards the center. Press and hold it in place until the glue sticks well.

From the back it should look like this.

Fold the other side to the center and glue it. Now your figure is finished! I hope to post another step by step of a more basic saint in the next week or so.

Dear Anna, do you still have links to all the beautiful saints Mary/Katherine posted with another lady for the proposed pre-school curriculum. I would love to see more images for ideas. I also am interested in more about incorporating them in Sunday School.Thanks! :)

Michele - not sure which links you are interested in, if you will email me I will see if I have what you are looking for - I lost most of our work on Letters of Grace, but still have a lot of hard copy items and may have what you are lookng for. Email me at ammccollum at comcast dot net

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"Behold, the Lord will pass by, and before the Lord, a great and powerful wind will be rending the mountains and shattering the rocks; but the Lord will not be in the wind. After the wind, an earthquake, but the Lord will not be in the earthquake. After the earthquake, there will be a fire, but the Lord will not be in the fire. After the fire, there will be a sound of a gentle breeze, and the Lord will be there."

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she may help me. And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.Luke 10:40-42